# NIF File Format Documentation

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## NiAmbientLight

Ambient light source.

### Attributes

Name | Type | Arg | Arr1 | Arr2 | Cond | Description | From | To
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From NiObject
From NiObjectNET
Skyrim Shader Type | BSLightingShaderPropertyShaderType |  |  |  | IsDerivedType(BSLightingShaderProperty::TYPE) | Configures the main shader path |  |
Name | string |  |  |  |  | Name of this controllable object, used to refer to the object in .kf files. |  |
Has Old Extra Data | bool |  |  |  |  | Extra data for pre-3.0 versions. |  | 2.3
Old Extra Prop Name | string |  |  |  | hasOldExtraData | (=NiStringExtraData) |  | 2.3
Old Extra Internal Id | uint |  |  |  | hasOldExtraData | ref |  | 2.3
Old Extra String | string |  |  |  | hasOldExtraData | Extra string data. |  | 2.3
Unknown Byte | byte |  |  |  |  | Always 0. |  | 2.3
Extra Data | Ref<NiExtraData> |  |  |  |  | Extra data object index. (The first in a chain) | 3.0 | 4.2.2.0
Num Extra Data List | uint |  |  |  |  | The number of Extra Data objects referenced through the list. | 10.0.1.0 |
Extra Data List | Ref<NiExtraData> |  | Num Extra Data List |  |  | List of extra data indices. | 10.0.1.0 |
Controller | Ref<NiTimeController> |  |  |  |  | Controller object index. (The first in a chain) | 3.0 |
From NiAVObject
Flags | Flags |  |  |  |  | Some flags; commonly 0x000C or 0x000A. | 3.0 |
Unknown Short 1 | ushort |  |  |  |  | Unknown Flag | 20.2.0.7 |
Translation | Vector3 |  |  |  |  | The translation vector. |  |
Rotation | Matrix33 |  |  |  |  | The rotation part of the transformation matrix. |  |
Scale | float |  |  |  |  | Scaling part (only uniform scaling is supported). |  |
Velocity | Vector3 |  |  |  |  | Unknown function. Always seems to be (0, 0, 0) |  | 4.2.2.0
Num Properties | uint |  |  |  |  | The number of property objects referenced. |  |
Properties | Ref<NiProperty> |  | Num Properties |  |  | List of node properties. |  |
Unknown 1 | uint |  | 4 |  |  | Always 2,0,2,0. |  | 2.3
Unknown 2 | byte |  |  |  |  | 0 or 1. |  | 2.3
Has Bounding Box | bool |  |  |  |  | Do we have a bounding box? | 3.0 | 4.2.2.0
Bounding Box | BoundingBox |  |  |  | hasBoundingBox | The bounding box. | 3.0 | 4.2.2.0
Collision Object | Ref<NiCollisionObject> |  |  |  |  | Refers to NiCollisionObject, which is usually a bounding box or other simple collision shape. In Oblivion this links the Havok objects. | 10.0.1.0 |
From NiDynamicEffect
Switch State | bool |  |  |  |  | Turns effect on and off? Switches list to list of unaffected nodes? | 10.1.0.106 |
Num Affected Node List Pointers | uint |  |  |  |  | The number of affected nodes referenced. |  | 4.0.0.2
Num Affected Nodes | uint |  |  |  |  | The number of affected nodes referenced. | 10.1.0.0 |
Affected Node List Pointers | uint |  | Num Affected Node List Pointers |  |  | This is probably the list of affected nodes. For some reason i do not know the max exporter seems to write pointers instead of links. But it doesn't matter because at least in version 4.0.0.2 the list is automagically updated by the engine during the load stage. |  | 4.0.0.2
Affected Nodes | Ref<NiAVObject> |  | Num Affected Nodes |  |  | The list of affected nodes? | 10.1.0.0 |
From NiLight
Dimmer | float |  |  |  |  | Dimmer. |  |
Ambient Color | Color3 |  |  |  |  | Ambient color. |  |
Diffuse Color | Color3 |  |  |  |  | Diffuse color. |  |
Specular Color | Color3 |  |  |  |  | Specular color. |  |
From NiAmbientLight

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